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Latest 2021 TSC Guidelines for Recruiting Secondary School Intern Teachers

Join Our Telegram Group TSC has provided the following recruitment guidelines for intern teachers to secondary schools in 2020/2021. GUIDELINES FOR RECRUITMENT OF TEACHER INTERNS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS – 2020/2021 1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 Following the advertisement for recruitment of teacher interns, Boards of Management of schools are required to conduct the selection exercise for […]

TSC to Enforce School Fees Directive by Punishing Non-Compliant Teachers

Join Our Telegram Group The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has instructed heads of schools to abide by the Ministry of Education’s directive on school fees and avoid putting an unnecessary burden on parents by imposing unnecessary levies. TSC CEO Dr. Nancy Macharia has revealed that the Commission will punish heads of schools who are not […]

This is What has led TSC to Suspend the Delocalization of Teachers

Join Our Telegram Group The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) suspended the delocalization of teachers due to the rising cases of COVID-19 across the country. While at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD), TSC CEO Dr. Nancy Macharia said that only transfers that natural attrition will necessitate shall be effected. The TSC CEO was attending […]

Here Are the Revised TSC T-Pay Guidelines for All Third Party Deductions

1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 The Teachers Service Commission (“the Commission) is established under Article 237 (1) of the Constitution. Article 237 (2) of the Constitution mandates the Commission to: register-trained teachers; recruit and employ registered teachers, and assign teachers under its employment to serve in public schools/institutions. The operations of the Commission are further guided by […]

Teachers without unions Should Expect TSC to Deduct Agency Fees

As stipulated in the Labour Relations Act 14 of 2007, TSC is mandated to deduct and pay a trade union agency fees from salaries of every “unionsable” employee who is not a member of the union, but who has benefitted from a Collective Agreement negotiated and concluded between TSC and the Commission. There is seemingly […]

TSC Order of Events for July Recruitment of Teachers

Below is the reviewed order of events in the Teachers Service Commission’s recruitment drive this July. S/NO Activity Timelines DURATION  1. Advertise Vacant Posts TUESDAY 29TH June 2021    2. Virtual Sensitization Of Regional Directors Friday 2nd July 2021 1 DAY  3. Online Applications Tuesday 29th June 2021 – Monday 12th July 2021 14 DAYS […]

350,000 Teachers Waiting For TSC Interviews on the 9,000 Posts Advertised

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has released lists of shortlisted unemployed but trained teachers who are hoping to secure employment in just 9,000 posts that the Commission advertised. At the moment of writing this article, the number of trained but unemployed teachers is almost the same as the number currently on the payroll of the […]

Here is MoE’s response after Parliament Summoning over unpaid KCSE markers

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has finally issued a response following a myriad of complaints from teachers who participated in the KCSE marking exercise who are yet to be paid three months down the line. Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha was summoned to appear in parliament for questioning after many teachers complained, saying […]

Regular and SNE Teachers attend KNEC’s CBC Training in Hundreds

The Competency-Based Competency (CBC) training started yesterday and will end on the 23rd of July 2021. The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) organized the training that will take five days to complete and is for Primary school teachers who teach in Grades 3, 4, and 5. Teachers including Headteachers and their Deputies, Curriculum Support Officers […]

Unpaid 2020 KCSE Markers Appeal to CS Magoha and KNEC

It is now months after the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination was released yet markers who participated in the exercise have not seen a dime in their accounts for the job they did. 2020 KCSE candidates have since applied for placement to universities and colleges with some securing placement seemingly a telling concern […]